Barely half an hour after they met Zhong Cai, a Grade-D Investigator from the Shannan City Administration arrived.
Although he was also a Grade-D Investigator, this Investigator named Qi Ning looked much younger, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, only a few years older than Chen Miao.
Chen Guokun and Tong Yu, on the other hand, were both men in their thirties.
After arriving, Qi Ning chatted with Zhong Cai before turning to Chen Miao.
"Could you let me see that broken Peachwood Talisman?"
Qi Ning's manner was not exactly cold, but neither was it particularly friendly. He lacked the warmth that Zhong Cai and Xiao Bai radiated.
Of course, that was how strangers meeting for the first time ought to behave.
Xiao Bai was something of an exception.
Chen Miao took out the cracked Peachwood Talisman that Li Zi had carried. Qi Ning examined it, then produced a small bottle of spray and sprayed the talisman.
Immediately afterward, Chen Miao saw black marks appear on the Peachwood Talisman, like traces of soot.
"Yes, there's definitely something wrong with it."
Watching Qi Ning put the spray away, Chen Miao recalled an item he had seen in the points shop.
[Revealing Spray], 10 points per bottle.
According to Chen Guokun, ten points were what one earned from a single supernatural incident.
Qi Ning had sprayed it without hesitation. Clearly, he did not consider this bottle of Revealing Spray a treasure too precious to use.
"I need to take this with me."
Qi Ning addressed Chen Miao.
Zhong Cai explained to Chen Miao, "Chen Miao, Qi Ning came this time as a personal favor. If we don't find anything later, he'll need to submit this. That way, we can follow the official procedure and let the Investigation Bureau take full responsibility."
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